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L0oniX

(31,493 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2012, 09:51 PM Oct 2012

Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Girl Protesting Mom’s Lay-Off From Bain-Owned Company [View all]

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/10/as_bain_ships_jobs_to_china

Police have arrested three people for blocking the removal of equipment from the Sensata Technologies plant in Freeport, Illinois. Workers at Sensata have set up an encampment called "Bainport" across the street from the facility to protest plans by Bain Capital to close the plant and move operations to China, taking 170 jobs with it. Sensata is owned by Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. We hear from two of the detained protesters: Karri Penniston, 16, whose mother works at Sensata, and Debi Kempel, a Bainport supporter from nearby Pearl City.

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Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Girl Protesting Mom’s Lay-Off From Bain-Owned Company [View all] L0oniX Oct 2012 OP

. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #1

. . niyad Oct 2012 #2

So did she PLAN to get arrested as part of the protest? Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #3

The irony of the Police assisting the move. Downwinder Oct 2012 #4

They work for the bosses pscot Oct 2012 #6

+1 L0oniX Oct 2012 #7

Seems like, but it would be good for her to learn more about the situation. Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #5

Is there a link to why the plant made the decision to move? former-republican Oct 2012 #8

No. But it isn't hard to figure it out if you think that Bain is a Romney company JDPriestly Oct 2012 #16

Knr for these wonderful teenagers. roody Oct 2012 #9

They are all in the same group when it comes to this former-republican Oct 2012 #10

Trade agreements are NOT job agreements! L0oniX Oct 2012 #13

They pretty much are... a2liberal Oct 2012 #17

Right. And Republicans keep blocking CitizenPatriot Oct 2012 #19

two wrongs don't make a right former-republican Oct 2012 #20

Have the employees entered in a legal contract with employer that is not being honored now? former-republican Oct 2012 #18

I'd call their camp "Romneyville" not Bainport. nt TeamPooka Oct 2012 #11

You want more? Look up Blackstone Capital..... lib2DaBone Oct 2012 #12

If corporations are people - what does that make equity firms? Serial killers? Initech Oct 2012 #14

I hate cops who waste time and taxpayer dollars bluestateguy Oct 2012 #15

K&R Bravo! n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #21

and the CEO of Bain say's if he's elected B Calm Oct 2012 #22